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Level 3 - 4th October, 2019

Living by the sea makes us happier

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Contents
The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15
Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16
Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17
Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18
Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19
Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20
Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21
Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22
Multiple Choice - Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23
Role Play 11 Free Writing 24
After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25
Student Survey 13 Homework 26
Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27

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THE ARTICLE

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New research suggests that people who live close to the ocean or sea are
happier. Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK say people
who live in coastal areas have better mental health than people who live
inland. This is for rich people and poor people. The researchers looked at
data from surveys of 25,963 people. The surveys asked people questions
about their happiness, lifestyle and income. They found that those who
live within one kilometer of the coast are 22 per cent less likely to show
any signs of mental health problems. People who lived more than 50
kilometers from the coast had more symptoms of mental health
problems. The researchers found that poorer people living within sight of
the coast were around 40 per cent less likely to have mental health
symptoms than those who lived inland.

Lead researcher of the study, doctor Jo Garrett, said: "Our research

suggests, for the first time, that people in poorer households living close
to the coast experience fewer symptoms of mental health disorders." She
said the area along coasts seemed to protect people from experiencing
mental health problems. They seemed to improve people's health and
wellbeing. Dr Garrett added: "When it comes to mental health, this
protective zone could play a useful role in helping to level the playing
field between those on high and low incomes." Another researcher, Dr
Mathew White, said: "We need to help policy makers understand how to
maximize the wellbeing benefits of 'blue' spaces in towns and cities. We
need to ensure that access is fair and inclusive for everyone, while not
damaging our fragile coastal environments."

Sources: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/heres-why-living-by-the-sea-really-is-better-for-your-
mental-health_uk
https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/01/moving-closer-sea-make-happier-10839273/?ito=cbshare
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/mental-health-seaside-town-coast-
study-depression-anxiety-income-a9127666.html

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WARM-UPS

1. THE SEA: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about the sea.
Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will
the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?

research / mental health / inland / coast / surveys / lifestyle / income / symptoms /

researcher / households / disorders / improve / wellbeing / playing field / benefits

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. THE COAST: Students A strongly believe living on the coast is better than living
inland; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about
your conversations.

4. MENTAL HEALTH: How do these things affect mental health? Complete this
table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

How they affect mental health How they affect you

The sea

Sleep

Friends

Money

The Internet

Medicine

5. HAPPY: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with
the word "happy". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together,
put the words into different categories.

6. PLACES TO LIVE: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top.
Change partners often and share your rankings.

• By the sea • The suburbs

• The countryside • The desert
• Inner city • A village
• The mountains • Antarctica

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VOCABULARY MATCHING
Paragraph 1

1. ocean a. The part of the land near the sea.

2. coast b. Questions to find the opinions or experience

of a group of people.

3. inland c. Facts and statistics.

4. data d. In the inside of a country, away from the

coast.

5. survey e. A very, very large area of sea, in particular

each of the main areas into which the sea is
divided geographically (Pacific, Atlantic,
Indian, etc.).

6. income f. A physical or mental sign that shows you

have a disease.

7. symptom g. Money received for work or from

investments, etc.

Paragraph 2

8. household h. An advantage or profit.

9. disorder i. A house and all the people who live in it.

10. protect j. The part played by a person or thing in a

particular situation.

11. wellbeing k. Easily broken or damaged.

12. role l. Keep safe from harm or injury.

13. benefit m. The state of being comfortable, healthy, or

happy.

14. fragile n. A state of confusion.

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BEFORE READING / LISTENING
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1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a. Research says people by the sea are happier than people in the desert. T/F
b. Rich people who live by the sea are happier than poor people. T/F
c. The researchers looked at data from over 25,000 people. T/F
d. Mental health problems start when people live 100km from the coast. T/F
e. Poorer households on the coast suffer fewer mental health problems. T/F
f. A researcher said towns should make more playing fields. T/F
g. A researcher wants all people to have fair access to the sea. T/F
h. A researcher was worried about protecting coastal environments. T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.)

1. close to a. part
2. poor b. signs
3. survey c. face
4. found d. low-income
5. symptoms e. make better
6. experience f. near
7. improve g. delicate
8. role h. make certain
9. ensure i. questionnaire
10. fragile j. discovered

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. people who live close to the a. inland

2. people who live in b. is fair
3. people who live c. likely to
4. those who live within d. role
5. 40 per cent less e. coastal areas
6. people in poorer f. environments
7. the area along coasts seemed to g. 1 km of the coast
8. play a useful h. protect people
9. We need to ensure that access i. households
10. not damaging our fragile coastal j. ocean or sea

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GAP FILL
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New research suggests that people who live close to the rich
(1) ____________ or sea are happier. Researchers from the
income
University of Exeter in the UK say people who live in
sight
(2) ____________ areas have better mental health than people
who live inland. This is for (3) ____________ people and poor ocean
people. The researchers looked at data from (4) ____________ of
surveys
25,963 people. The surveys asked people questions about their
symptoms
happiness, lifestyle and (5) ____________. They found that those
who live within one kilometer of the coast are 22 per cent less coastal
(6) ____________ to show any signs of mental health problems.
likely
People who lived more than 50 kilometers from the coast had
more (7) ____________ of mental health problems. The
researchers found that poorer people living within
(8) ____________ of the coast were around 40 per cent less likely
to have mental health symptoms than those who lived inland.

Lead researcher of the study, doctor Jo Garrett, said: "Our benefits

research suggests, for the (9) ____________ time, that people in
first
poorer households living close to the coast experience
protect
(10) ____________ symptoms of mental health disorders." She
said the area along coasts seemed to (11) ____________ people fragile
from experiencing mental health problems. They seemed to
zone
improve people's health and wellbeing. Dr Garrett added: "When it
ensure
comes to mental health, this protective (12) ____________ could
play a useful role in helping to level the playing field between fewer
(13) ____________ on high and low incomes." Another researcher,
those
Dr Mathew White, said: "We need to help policy makers
understand how to maximize the wellbeing (14) ____________ of
'blue' spaces in towns and cities. We need to (15) ____________
that access is fair and inclusive for everyone, while not damaging
our (16) ____________ coastal environments."

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LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
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1) New research suggests that people who live close to the ocean or ______
a. seal are happier
b. sees are happier
c. sea are happier
d. seen are happier
2) The surveys asked people questions about their happiness, ______
a. lifestyle and incoming
b. lifestyle and ink come
c. lifestyle and ink um
d. lifestyle and income
3) People who lived more than 50 kilometers from the coast ______
a. had more symptoms
b. had more sump tombs
c. had more sink tons
d. had more sanctions
4) The researchers found that poorer people living within ______
a. sight of the coast
b. sight off the coast
c. sight on the coast
d. sight of a coast
5) 40 per cent less likely to have mental health symptoms than those ______
a. who lived inland
b. who lived island
c. who lived in lands
d. who live din land
6) Our research suggests, for the first time, that people ______
a. in poorer houses holds
b. in poorer housed holds
c. in poorer households
d. in poorer houses hold
7) this protective zone could play a useful role in helping to level ______
a. the play in fold
b. the plays in field
c. the playing field
d. the playing fold
8) a useful role in helping to level the playing field between those on high ______
a. and allow incomes
b. and slow incomes
c. and low income
d. and low incomes
9) We need to help policy makers understand how to maximize ______
a. the well been benefits
b. the well be in benefits
c. the wellbeing benefits
d. the wells being benefits
10) fair and inclusive for everyone, while not damaging our ______ environments
a. fragile cost all
b. fragility coast all
c. fragility coastal
d. fragile coastal

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LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
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New research suggests that people (1) ___________________ to the ocean

or sea are happier. Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK say
people who live (2) ___________________ have better mental health than
people who live inland. This is for rich people and poor people. The
researchers looked (3) ___________________ surveys of 25,963 people. The
surveys asked people questions about their happiness, lifestyle and income.
They found that those who (4) ___________________ kilometer of the coast
are 22 per cent less likely to show any signs (5) ___________________
problems. People who lived more than 50 kilometers from the coast had
more symptoms of mental health problems. The researchers found that
poorer people living (6) ___________________ the coast were around 40
per cent less likely to have mental health symptoms than those who lived
inland.

Lead researcher of the study, doctor Jo Garrett, said: "Our research

suggests, for (7) ___________________, that people in poorer households
living close to the coast experience fewer symptoms of mental health
disorders." She said the (8) ___________________ seemed to protect
people from experiencing mental health problems. They seemed to improve
people's (9) ___________________. Dr Garrett added: "When it comes to
mental health, this protective zone could play a useful role in helping to level
the playing field between those on high (10) ___________________."
Another researcher, Dr Mathew White, said: "We need to help policy makers
understand (11) ___________________ the wellbeing benefits of 'blue'
spaces in towns and cities. We need to ensure that access is fair and
inclusive for everyone, while not damaging (12) ___________________
environments."

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
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1. Which university carried out this research?

2. How many people did researchers look at data on?

3. What did surveys question people about besides happiness and lifestyle?

4. Who is 22 per cent less likely to suffer from mental health problems?

5. What did people who lived over 50km from the coast have more of?

6. Who is Jo Garrett?

7. What did a doctor say areas along the coast did to people?

8. What kind of playing field did a doctor talk about?

9. Who did a doctor want to help understand about wellbeing benefits?

10. What kind of coastal environments did a doctor not want to damage?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
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1) Which university carried out this 6) Who is Jo Garrett?

research? a) a poor person
a) Tokyo University b) someone who lives by the sea
b) Oxford University c) the lead researcher
c) the University of Alabama d) a rich person
d) the University of Exeter
7) What did a doctor say areas along
2) How many people did researchers the coast did to people?
look at data on? a) protect them from mental health
a) 29,563 people problems
b) 25,963 people b) made them sad
c) 26,953 people c) energized them
d) 23,965 people d) made them want to swim

3) What did surveys question people 8) What kind of playing field did a
about besides happiness and doctor talk about?
lifestyle? a) a school playing field
a) stress b) a football field
b) beaches c) a level playing field
c) diet d) a vegetable field
d) income
9) Who did a doctor want to help
4) Who is 22 per cent less likely to understand about wellbeing benefits?
suffer from mental health problems? a) rich people
a) older people b) policy makers
b) stressed people c) poor people
c) those who live within 1 km of the d) researchers
coast
d) poor people 10) What kind of coastal
environments did a doctor not want
5) What did people who lived over to damage?
50km from the coast have more of? a) fragile coastal environments
a) flowers in their garden b) rocky coastal environments
b) stress c) northern coastal environments
c) money d) sandy coastal environments
d) mental health disorders

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ROLE PLAY
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Role A – By The Sea

You think by the sea is the best place to live. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places.
Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places (and
why): the countryside, the desert or the inner city.

Role B – The Countryside

You think the countryside is the best place to live. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their
places. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places
(and why): by the sea, the desert or the inner city.

Role C – The Desert

You think the desert is the best place to live. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places.
Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places (and
why): the countryside, by the sea or the inner city.

Role D – Inner City

You think the inner city is the best place to live. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their places.
Also, tell the others which is the worst of these places (and
why): the countryside, the desert or by the sea.

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AFTER READING / LISTENING
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1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'sea' and 'happy'.

sea happy

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try
to recall how they were used in the text:

• ocean • first
• rich • fewer
• questions • seemed
• one • level
• 22 • policy
• 40 • damaging

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THE SEA SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about the sea in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student
must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

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THE SEA DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'sea'?
3. What do you think of living by the sea?
4. What are the good things about living by the sea?
5. Why might living by the sea be good for mental health?
6. How happy are you with where you live?
7. Would living in a big city on the coast be good for mental health?
8. Where is your perfect place to live?
9. Is your lifestyle good for your mental health?
10. What could you do to be happier?

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THE SEA DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'happy'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. Would you prefer to live by the sea or in the mountains?
15. What are the bad things about living by the sea?
16. Should governments build more houses next to the sea?
17. What are your happiest memories of being near the sea?
18. How can we make towns happier places to live in?
19. Should people be allowed to make beaches private?
20. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________

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LANGUAGE - CLOZE
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New research suggests that people who live (1) ____ to the ocean or sea are
happier. Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK say people who live in
coastal (2) ____ have better mental health than people who live inland. This is for
rich people and poor people. The researchers looked at data from surveys of 25,963
people. The surveys asked people questions about their happiness, lifestyle and
(3) ____. They found that those who live within one kilometer of the coast are 22
per cent less (4) ____ to show any signs of mental health problems. People who
lived more than 50 kilometers from the coast had more symptoms (5) ____ mental
health problems. The researchers found that poorer people living within sight of the
coast were around 40 per cent less likely to have mental health symptoms than
(6) ____ who lived inland.

Lead researcher of the study, doctor Jo Garrett, said: "Our research suggests,
(7) ____ the first time, that people in poorer households living close to the coast
experience fewer symptoms of mental health disorders." She said the area along
coasts seemed (8) ____ protect people from experiencing mental health problems.
They seemed to improve people's health and wellbeing. Dr Garrett added: "When it
(9) ____ to mental health, this protective zone could play a useful (10) ____ in
helping to level the playing field between those on high and low incomes." Another
researcher, Dr Mathew White, said: "We need to help policy (11) ____ understand
how to maximize the wellbeing benefits of 'blue' spaces in towns and cities. We
need to ensure that access is fair and inclusive for everyone, while not damaging
our (12) ____ coastal environments."

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) closes (b) closet (c) closed (d) close

2. (a) aerials (b) auroras (c) arena (d) areas

3. (a) newcomers (b) income (c) comings (d) outcome

4. (a) liked (b) liken (c) likely (d) likelihood

5. (a) on (b) at (c) of (d) by

6. (a) those (b) they (c) them (d) that

7. (a) as (b) for (c) to (d) so

8. (a) to (b) on (c) at (d) of

9. (a) goes (b) comes (c) is (d) lives

10. (a) rail (b) roll (c) role (d) rule

11. (a) fakers (b) takers (c) makers (d) bakers

12. (a) banks (b) storm (c) utility (d) fragile

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SPELLING
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Paragraph 1

1. New research ueggssts that

2. data from urvesys

3. happiness, lifestyle and niocme

4. less kilely to show any signs

5. living within sight of the aocst

6. mental health ypsotmms

Paragraph 2

7. people in poorer oshoheluds

8. mental health sddroeirs

9. mprivoe people's health and wellbeing

10. this roeptctive zone

11. access is fair and nlisucive

12. damaging our garifle coastal environments

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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
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Number these lines in the correct order.

( ) of 25,963 people. The surveys asked people questions about their

happiness, lifestyle and income. They found that those who live
within
( ) and low incomes." Another researcher, Dr Mathew White, said: "We
need to help policy makers understand how to maximize
( ) one kilometer of the coast are 22 per cent less likely to show any
signs of mental health problems. People who lived more than 50
kilometers
( ) and inclusive for everyone, while not damaging our fragile coastal
environments."
( ) Lead researcher of the study, doctor Jo Garrett, said: "Our research
suggests, for the first time, that people in poorer
( ) of the coast were around 40 per cent less likely to have mental
health symptoms than those who lived inland.
( 1 ) New research suggests that people who live close to the ocean or
sea are happier. Researchers
( ) protect people from experiencing mental health problems. They
seemed to improve people's health and wellbeing. Dr Garrett
added:
( ) who live inland. This is for rich people and poor people. The
researchers looked at data from surveys
( ) from the University of Exeter in the UK say people who live in
coastal areas have better mental health than people
( ) the wellbeing benefits of 'blue' spaces in towns and cities. We need
to ensure that access is fair
( ) from the coast had more symptoms of mental health problems. The
researchers found that poorer people living within sight
( ) households living close to the coast experience fewer symptoms of
mental health disorders." She said the area along coasts seemed to
( ) "When it comes to mental health, this protective zone could play a
useful role in helping to level the playing field between those on
high

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
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1. the close live to who ocean . People

2. surveys . researchers at from looked The data

3. questions happiness . about people Surveys their asked

4. sight the coast . Poorer within people living of

5. likely to have health Less mental symptoms .

6. area along coasts The to seemed protect people .

7. protective play could zone a This useful role .

8. need help We makers policy to understand how .

9. ensure to We that need is access fair .

10. damaging While fragile our not coastal environments .

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
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New research suggests that people who live / lives close to the ocean or sea
are happier. Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK say people
who live in coastal areas have best / better mental health than people who
live inland / landing. This is for rich people and poor people. The researchers
looked of / at data from surveys of 25,963 people. The surveys asked people
questions about their happiness, lifestyle and outcome / income. They found
that those who live within one kilometer of the coast are / be 22 per cent
less likely to show / appear any signs of mental health problems. People who
lived more than 50 kilometers from the coast had more symptoms of mental
health problems. The researchers fund / found that poorer people living
within sight of the coast were around 40 per cent less likely / liked to have
mental health symptoms than them / those who lived inland.

Lead / Boss researcher of the study, doctor Jo Garrett, said: "Our research
suggests, for the first / fast time, that people in poorer households living
close to the coast experience / experiences fewer symptoms of mental
health disorders." She said the area long / along coasts seemed to protect
people from experiencing mental health problems. They seemed to / all
improve people's health and wellbeing. Dr Garrett added: "When it comes to
mental health, this protective cone / zone could play a useful role in helping
to level the playing field between those on / in high and low incomes."
Another researcher, Dr Mathew White, said: "We need to help policy bakers
/ makers understand how to maximize the wellbeing benefits of 'blue' spaces
in towns and cities. We need to ensure / sure that access is fair and inclusive
for everyone, while not damaging our fragile / agile coastal environments."

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and
why the correct word is correct.

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INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
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new research suggests that people who live close to the ocean or sea are

happier researchers from the university of exeter in the uk say people who

live in coastal areas have better mental health than people who live inland

this is for rich people and poor people the researchers looked at data from

surveys of 25963 people the surveys asked people questions about their

happiness lifestyle and income they found that those who live within one

kilometer of the coast are 22 per cent less likely to show any signs of mental

health problems people who lived more than 50 kilometers from the coast

had more symptoms of mental health problems the researchers found that

poorer people living within sight of the coast were around 40 per cent less

likely to have mental health symptoms than those who lived inland

lead researcher of the study doctor jo garrett said our research suggests for

the first time that people in poorer households living close to the coast

experience fewer symptoms of mental health disorders she said the area

along coasts seemed to protect people from experiencing mental health

problems they seemed to improve peoples health and wellbeing dr garrett

added when it comes to mental health this protective zone could play a

useful role in helping to level the playing field between those on high and

low incomes another researcher dr mathew white said we need to help policy

makers understand how to maximize the wellbeing benefits of blue spaces in

towns and cities we need to ensure that access is fair and inclusive for

everyone while not damaging our fragile coastal environments

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PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
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Newresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewholiveclosetotheoceanorseaareh
appier.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofExeterintheUKsaypeoplewh
oliveincoastalareashavebettermentalhealththanpeoplewholiveinlan
d.Thisisforrichpeopleandpoorpeople.Theresearcherslookedatdatafr
omsurveysof25,963people.Thesurveysaskedpeoplequestionsabout
theirhappiness,lifestyleandincome.Theyfoundthatthosewholivewith
inonekilometerofthecoastare22percentlesslikelytoshowanysignsof
mentalhealthproblems.Peoplewholivedmorethan50kilometersfrom
thecoasthadmoresymptomsofmentalhealthproblems.Theresearche
rsfoundthatpoorerpeoplelivingwithinsightofthecoastwerearound40
percentlesslikelytohavementalhealthsymptomsthanthosewholivedi
nland.Leadresearcherofthestudy,doctorJoGarrett,said:"Ourresearc
hsuggests,forthefirsttime,thatpeopleinpoorerhouseholdslivingclose
tothecoastexperiencefewersymptomsofmentalhealthdisorders."Sh
esaidtheareaalongcoastsseemedtoprotectpeoplefromexperiencing
mentalhealthproblems.Theyseemedtoimprovepeople'shealthandw
ellbeing.DrGarrettadded:"Whenitcomestomentalhealth,thisprotecti
vezonecouldplayausefulroleinhelpingtoleveltheplayingfieldbetween
thoseonhighandlowincomes."Anotherresearcher,DrMathewWhite,s
aid:"Weneedtohelppolicymakersunderstandhowtomaximizethewell
beingbenefitsof'blue'spacesintownsandcities.Weneedtoensurethat
accessisfairandinclusiveforeveryone,whilenotdamagingourfragileco
astalenvironments."

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FREE WRITING
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Write about the sea for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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ACADEMIC WRITING
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Living by the sea is better than living inland. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the

text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to
build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news
story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. THE SEA: Make a poster about the sea. Show your work to your
classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. LIVING BY THE SEA: Write a magazine article about living by the

sea being best. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and
against this.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next

stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. THE SEA: Write a letter to an expert on the sea. Ask him/her three
questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on why living by the sea
might be so great. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson.
Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

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ANSWERS

VOCABULARY (p.4)
1. e 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. g 7. f
8. i 9. n 10. l 11. m 12. j 13. h 14. k

TRUE / FALSE (p.5)

a F b F c T d F e T f F g T h T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.5)

1. close to a. near
2. poor b. low-income
3. survey c. questionnaire
4. found d. discovered
5. symptoms e. signs
6. experience f. face
7. improve g. make better
8. role h. part
9. ensure i. make certain
10. fragile j. delicate

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.9) WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER (p.20)

1. The University of Exeter 1. People who live close to the ocean.

2. 25,963 people 2. The researchers looked at data from surveys.
3. Income 3. Surveys asked people questions about their
happiness.
4. Those who live within 1 km of the 4. Poorer people living within sight of the coast.
coast
5. Mental health problems 5. Less likely to have mental health symptoms.
6. The lead researcher of the study 6. The area along coasts seemed to protect people.
7. Protect them from mental health 7. This protective zone could play a useful role.
problems
8. A level playing field 8. We need to help policy makers understand how.
9. Policy makers 9. We need to ensure that access is fair.
10. Fragile coastal environments 10. While not damaging our fragile coastal
environments.

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.10)

1. d 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. d 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. a

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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